Plastic
Heavy-duty Mission
Heavy-duty Mission
For the first time, the Oceano Azul Foundation invited diving centres to join the 2020 International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up the marine environment. The iconic tall ship Santa Maria Manuela was the base for one of the campaigns.
The Final Straw
The Final Straw
Plastics’ old problems cry for new solutions. Here’s how companies are finding new ways of recovering plastic waste and transforming it into new products.
Plastic is Fantastic! Pollution isn’t!
Plastic is Fantastic! Pollution isn’t!
Over 57 tonnes of plastic have been removed from the Group’s products every year since 2011. Sara Miranda, Jerónimo Martins’ Chief Corporate Communications and Responsibility Officer, shares a comprehensive perspective on how plastic has shaped our development as a society in the last century and why its pollution became a major concern in recent years.
Plastic Planet
Plastic Planet
The invention of a plastic-based society changed our lives forever, by altering the way we package, eat, travel and dress, but that revolution has come at a cost. Turning off the plastic tap in order to save our planet calls for a collaborative global effort and the race is already underway.
Where are the Opportunities and Challenges?
Where are the Opportunities and Challenges?
In Colombia, 17,9% of waste have to be recycled by 2030. For Julio Andrés Rozo, Director of Academia de Innovación para la Sostenibilidad, this target is an opportunity to grow green businesses and projects, and drive innovation in companies.
Drowning in Garbage
Drowning in Garbage
Global waste is set to reach 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050, according to the World Bank. Plastic accounts for just 12%, but is one of the biggest threats facing the planet’s sustainability.
Shades of Blue
Shades of Blue
While guiding viewers through a silent sea of wonders, BBC’s 9 award-winning “Blue Planet II” sparked an international move for a change that is a lot more than just a drop in the ocean in what fighting plastic waste is concerned.